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UNC in MLB: J.B. Bukauskas drops out of top 100 prospects list

Former Diamond Heels ace pitcher J.B. Bukauskas hasn’t had the start to his Major League Baseball career that he would have liked. After being selected by the Houston Astros in the first round of the 2017 MLB Amateur Draft, the righty has struggled to stay consistent thus far.

Bukauskas has battled some injuries causing a slight derailment in his MLB career.

When he was drafted, he was considered one of the top pitching prospects in that 2017 MLB Draft and the next in line for the Astros future rotation. He was even listed in the MLB Pipeline Top 100 prospects list at No.